The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-15

Afternoon Session.
The House re-assembled at 80 o'clock.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The House resolved itself into Commit
tee of the Whole to consider the Roard
Board bill, Noble Townsend in the chair.
The following three sections were passed
as recommended by the majority of the
committee:
Section 8. The chairman of each Road
Board shall at the end of each quarter,
send to the Minister of the Interior a detail
statement of the work done in his district
during the quarter, and also a detailed
financial statement. Such statement
shall be sworn TO before some person
authorized to administer oaths.
Section 10. The Superintendent of Pub
lie Works shall render such assistance as
may be required by the respective Road
Boards in designing and making specifica-
tons for bridges, or the execution of any
engineering work.
Section IL. In case the road tax money
for any district shall be insufficient to keep
the roads of such district in proper repair,
the chairman of the Road Board for such
district shall report such fact to the Minis
ter of the Interior, and make a statement
of estimated requirements; and the Min
lister of the interior shall from time to
time authorize such chairman to draw
upon the Interior Department for such
sums as the condition of the Treasury will
warrant, charging the same to such appro-
priations as may be available for such
purpose.
The following section was adopted as
recommended by the majority of the COM
mittee in their report:
Section u. The Minister of the Interior
shall appoint and at his pleasure remove
Road Supervisor for the district of Homo
lulu. Such Road Supervisor shall have
charge of and care for all roads and road
work in such district, subject to the direc-
ton and control of said Minister. The
Minister of the Interior shall draw from
the Treasury such sums as said district
may be entitled to, as the same are re-
quired, and all claims and expenditures
shall be first approved by him before being
paid.
Rep. Kinney moved the adoption of
new section as follows:
Section 13. Any person who shall violate
any provision of section 8 of this Act shall
upon conviction thereof be fined in a sum
not less than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars or be imprisoned at
hard labor not to exceed three months.
Noble Young thought the section
superfiuous, it was like pouring water on a
drowned rat.
The section was adopted.
The title was then read.
Several amended titles were presented
but the House adopted the following of
fered by Noble Young:
An Act to amend the law concerning
Road Supervisors and disposition of the
road tax, and to establish local Road
Boards and define their duties.
The enactment clause was passed and
then on motion of Noble Hitchcock the
bill was passed by the committee as
amended.
The committee then rose and the chair
man reported to the House that the COM
mittee recommended the passage of the
bill.
The report of the committee was then
adopted.
The bill passed to engrossment and was
ordered to be read a third time on Thurs
day.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Second reading of an Act to
amend chapter Al Session Laws 1886,
relating to taxation, educational and
judicial districts. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Second reading of an Act to amend sec
ton 1856 Civil Code relating to notaries
public. Passed to engrossment and or
dered to be read third time on Thursday
Second reading of an Act relating to the
DESCENT of property. Read by title and
referred to Judiciary Committee.
Second reading of an Act to amend
article So of the Constitution. Laid on the
table.
Third reading of an Act relating to the
public health.
Rep. Rice moved the bill pass.
Noble Widemann asked if the $4,000
salary proposed to be paid the President
of the Board of Health was in the interest
of economy.
Minister Thurston said he would answer
that question in full when the matter of
salary came up.
Noble Widemann thought the better
course would be to consider the salary now
| before the bill was passed.
Noble Richardson said that if they passed
the bill, as it was worded, it would be COM